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THE LONDON LT
Written by Ken Blacker.
Stock no. 1828782
Published by Capital Transport.
1st
2010.
Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
The LT type bus which started to appear on London streets in 1929. The first vehicles of this class of over 1400 vehicles had outside staircases while the most developed examples led the way to the STL of 1932. All the variations are covered here, including the famous Bluebirds, the 'Scooter' single deckers and the two coaches. Large format. Matt pictorial boards. B/w photos throughout and one or two colour photos. 183 pages. ISBN: 9781854143426. Top and tail of front edge of spine lightly knocked. Else a lovely copy. Matching pictorial dustwrapper is lightly faded to spine and is lightly scuffed.
SERVED BY LONDON'S TROLLEYBUSES
Written by Mick Webber.
Stock no. 1828740
Published by Capital Transport.
1st
2015.
Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
The trolleybus is long forgotten by most Londoners, but very fondly remembered by others. This book focuses on the routes operated by the capital's large fleet of trolleybuses from the 1930s until the early 1960s. Large format. Matt pictorial boards. B/w photos throughout. 200 pages including index. A lovely copy. Dustwrapper spine is very lightly faded.
- Categorised in:
- TRANSPORT
- BUSES
- TROLLEYBUS
- LONDON
- HISTORY
RT: THE STORY OF A LONDON BUS
Written by Ken Blacker.
Stock no. 1828734
Published by Capital Transport.
1st
1979.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
The history of the RT bus and its variants up to the day in April 1979 when the last one ran in passenger service for London Transport. Matt pictorial boards. Large format. B/w photos. 280 Pages. ISBN: 0904711188. Lower corners lightly rubbed. Name & date in ink to front endpaper. Endpapers and text block browned. Minor spotting to half-title page. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly browned.
BLUE BUSES OF LYTHAM ST. ANNES
Written by Paul Turner.
Stock no. 1828714
1st
2021.
Nearly fine condition.
The story of the motor-buses which served the Fylde Coast town from 1923, through the transfer to Fylde Borough Council in 1974, until the system was gradually absorbed within Blackpool Transport during the late 1990s. Large format. Pictorial glazed boards. Colour & b/w photos. 248 pages. ISBN: 9781838405502. A lovely copy.
- Categorised in:
- TRANSPORT
- BUSES
- LANCASHIRE
- NORTH WEST UK
A TRIBUTE TO RIGBY ROAD WORKS BLACKPOOL VOLUME TWO: 1954 TO 1985
Written by John Woodman.
Stock no. 1828713
Published by Rigby Road Publishing.
1st
2012.
Very good condition.
Crafts and Skills of a Unique Transport Undertaking. Large oblong format. Cardwraps. B/w and colour photos. 196 pages. Covers faded at spine and front spine edge. Cover corners lightly rubbed, white paint mark to spine. Covers a little scuffed. Contents clean.
- Categorised in:
- TRANSPORT
- BUSES
- TRAMS
- LANCASHIRE
ROUTEMASTER VOLUME ONE 1954-1969
Written by Ken Blacker.
Stock no. 1828699
Published by Capital Transport.
1st
1991.
Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
The story up to 1969, just after the building of Routemasters came to an end, their production life shortened by the start of the large scale introduction of one-man buses. Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. B/w and a few colour photos. 152 pages including index. ISBN: 1854141317. Top & tail of spine lightly bumped. Text block lightly browned. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly creased and faded to spine.
RF
Written by Ken Glazier.
Stock no. 1828698
Published by Capital Transport.
1st
1991.
Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
One of the many tasks facing London Transport avter the acute struggles of the immdeiate post-war years was the renewal of its single-decker fleet. This book tells the story of the development and extended operating life of the RF in its different forms. Large format. Colour and b/w photos. Glazed pictorial boards. 135 pages. ISBN: 1854141384. A lovely copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is very slightly faded to spine and is a little edge-creased.
LONDON TRANSPORT BUSES IN THE 1960S
Written by Jim Blake.
Stock no. 1828685
Published by Pen & Sword Transport.
1st
2022.
Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
A decade of change and transition. Black cloth boards, silver title to spine. B/w photos. 176 pages. ISBN: 9781473867857. Top corners of boards bumped. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed.
THE LONDON DMS
Written by Matthew Wharmby.
Stock no. 1828660
Published by Pen & Sword Transport.
1st
2016.
Very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.
Villified as the great failure of all London Transport bus classes, the DMS family of Daimler Fleetline was more like an unlucky victim of straitened times... Large format. Black cloth boards, silver title to spine. Colour & a few b/w photos. 272 pages. ISBN: 9781783831739. Light rubbing to lower board edges, base of spine and lower rear edge knocked. Light creasing to top of prelims. Else a nice copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed and lightly faded to spine.
EARLY BUSES AND TRAMS
Written by David J. Trussler.
Illustrated by David J. Trussler.
Stock no. 1828628
Published by Hugh Evelyn.
1st
1964.
Almost very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.
The subjects for this collection have been chosen for their variety of age, design and livery and for the part they have played in the development of public transport on the continent of Europe as well as in the United Kingdom. Very large oblong format. Brown cloth boards with gilt titles. 10 full page colour plates. Unpaginated. Foxing to endpapers and prelims. Several pages have not been bound in (but preesent). Else contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is edge-worn with a few small closed tears, 3.5" closed tear to lower rear edge with slight surface paper damage and has been repaired to verso with clear tape, foxing to rear panel.
- Categorised in:
- TRANSPORT
- TRANSPORT GENERAL
- BUSES
- TRAMS
SINGAPORE: A HISTORY OF ITS TRAMS TROLLEYBUSES & BUSES VOLUME ONE 1880'S TO 1960'S
Written by F.W. York; A.R. Phillips.
Stock no. 1828560
Published by DTS Publishing.
1st
1996.
Very good condition.
Large format. Green pictorial boards. B/w photos throughout. 256 pages. ISBN: 1900515008. Spine is slightly cocked. Corners of boards lightly rubbed. Boards a little scuffed. Contents clean.
- Categorised in:
- TRANSPORT
- TRANSPORT GENERAL
- SINGAPORE
- HISTORY
- TRAMS
- TROLLEYBUS
- BUSES
SHEFFIELD TRANSPORT
Written by Chas C. Hall.
Stock no. 1828509
Published by The Transport Publishing Company.
1st
1977.
Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.
Tracing the story from the earliest days of stage coaches through the horse and electric trams to the modern buses, and describes the development and expansion of the Corporation's Transport Department until the formation of the South Yorkshire PTE. Large format. Blue boards, gilt titles. B/w photos and some colour photos. ISBN: 0903839040. Top & tail of spine lightly shelf-worn. Front free endpaper a little grubby. Text block a little grubby. Contents clean. Pictorial ustwerapper is lightly creased across top edge, lightly faded and a little scuffed.